SummaryJob DescriptionLOCATION: Lebanon, PAHOURS: 40 hour per week, 1 evening shift per week, Saturday rotationOFFICE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-8:00pm; Friday 7:30am-6:00pm; Saturday 7:30am-12:00pm Sign on bonus eligible POSITION SUMMARY: To provide nursing services to patients at a provider's office. Patient care includes care to patients in following age group: pediatric (infant to 12 years), adolescent (13 to 17 years), adult (18 to 64 years) and geriatric (over 64 years).ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:<ul><li>Provides clinical advice by phone/electronic correspondence based on clinical judgments and/or triage protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements and standards of practice. Consults with provider as necessary.</li><li>Provides patient specific education including but not limited to preventive care, chronic disease management, acute diagnosis, medications and other areas pertinent to patient outcomes.</li><li>Prepares patient for visit by using appropriate rooming standards tool.</li><li>Administers injections and medications as prescribed by the provider and in accordance with department protocol, regulatory requirements and standards of practice. </li><li>Prepares and assists providers with various procedures, minor surgeries and other exams as designated by the provider.</li><li>Performs Point of Care Testing, including but not limited to hearing, flu, urine and strep tests.</li><li>Collects blood or other laboratory specimens and prepares them for further testing.</li><li>Authorizes prescription refills as instructed by the provider.</li><li>Assists with test tracking and monitoring overdue results.</li><li>Removes sutures and changes dressings on wounds as necessary.</li><li>Assures exam rooms are adequately supplied and cleaned after each patient visit. Maintains and cleans medical instruments and equipment after each procedure.</li><li>Assists provider and patient in reviewing and revising care plans and assesses patient progress. Follows up with patient between visits as necessary.</li><li>Assists with proactive outreach for patients requiring preventive and chronic disease services.</li><li>Performs care coordination activities among specialists and transitions of care to obtain all necessary patient information.</li><li>Assists in coordination of referrals, education and community resources.</li><li>Actively participates in performance improvement initiatives to improve overall patient experience and quality of care.</li><li>Participates in daily huddles with the provider.</li><li>Serves as a patient experience advocate by being a positive influence at all times when interacting with patients, visitors and colleagues. Communicates with all patients, visitors and colleagues in a professional manner while keeping customer service a top priority. </li><li>Handles all patient information in a confidential manner according to Lancaster General Health privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures.</li></ul>SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:<ul><li>Performs various front office responsibilities as necessary.</li><li>May require some regional travel - valid driver's license is required if traveling.</li><li>Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required. </li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul>JOB REQUIREMENTSMINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:<ul><li>Completion of a LPN or a RN educational program</li><li>Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), issued by the PA State Board of Nursing</li><li>AHA CPR/BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.</li><li>This role requires occasional regional travel. Ability to travel to multiple sites is required.</li></ul>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:<ul><li>One (1) to Two (2) years of nursing experience in a primary or specialty care physician's office.</li><li>Prior triage, emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care or other related specialty nursing experience.</li></ul>Benefits At A Glance:PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:<ul><li>100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences</li><li>Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays</li><li>Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials</li><li>Health, Dental and Vision Coverage</li><li>Short-Term and Long-Term Disability</li><li>Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching</li><li>Child Care Subsidies</li><li>Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes</li></ul>DisclaimerPENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means.<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?URyoMX2cOO7AoH8f5bE92Qh" width="0" height="0" />

Provide nursing services in a provider's office, offering clinical advice, patient education, and care coordination. Administer medications, assist with procedures, and perform tests. Enhance patient experience and quality of care through proactive outreach and performance improvement initiatives.

**Nursing Services**

**Location:** Lebanon, PA

**Job Description:**

- Hours: 40 hours per week, 1 evening shift per week, Saturday rotation
- Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-8:00pm; Friday 7:30am-6:00pm; Saturday 7:30am-12:00pm
- Position Summary: Provide nursing services to patients at a provider's office. Patient care includes pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

**Essential Functions:**

- Provide clinical advice by phone/electronic correspondence based on clinical judgments and/or triage protocols.
- Provide patient-specific education on preventive care, chronic disease management, and acute diagnosis.
- Prepare patients for visits using appropriate rooming standards.
- Administer injections and medications as prescribed.
- Prepare and assist providers with various procedures and minor surgeries.
- Perform Point of Care Testing.
- Collect blood or laboratory specimens for further testing.
- Authorize prescription refills as instructed.
- Assist with test tracking and monitoring overdue results.
- Remove sutures and change dressings as necessary.
- Ensure exam rooms are adequately supplied and cleaned.
- Assist in reviewing and revising care plans and assess patient progress.
- Perform care coordination activities among specialists and transitions of care.
- Participate in performance improvement initiatives.

**Secondary Functions:**

- Perform various front office responsibilities as necessary.
- May require some regional travel; valid driver's license required.
- Participate in on-call responsibilities as required.

**Requirements:**

- Completion of an LPN or RN educational program.
- Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in PA.
- AHA CPR/BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.
- Occasional regional travel ability required.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- One to two years of nursing experience in a primary or specialty care physician's office.
- Prior triage, emergency room, cardiac care, intensive care, or related specialty nursing experience.

**Benefits:**

- 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Shift, Weekend, and On-Call Differentials
- Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching
- Child Care Subsidies
- Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes

**Disclaimer:**

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

Lancaster General Health Practice Nurse (LPN) Quentin Family Medicine (Full Time)

Summary Job DescriptionJob DescriptionLOCATION: Lancaster, PA HOURS:Part-Time (Day Shift, 24 hours/week). 8-hour shifts with rotating start times. Start times vary between 9:00am, 10:00am or 11:00am. Minimum weekend requirements/weekend call requirements. SIGN ON BONUS: Up to $15,000 (based on FTE), with 2 year commitment. Eligibility rules apply, including 15 months or greater RN experience. External applicants only. POSITION SUMMARY: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new to practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits Penn Medicine's experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork and Technology/Informatics. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:<ul><li>Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care.</li><li>Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit based Plan for Provision of</li></ul> Care.<ul><li>Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward</li></ul> attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.<ul><li>Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically</li></ul> sensitive plan of care<ul><li>Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.</li><li>Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging</li></ul> and supporting team members and their contributions.<ul><li>Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.</li><li>Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried</li></ul> out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources.<ul><li>Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.</li><li>Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate.</li><li>Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.</li></ul> SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: <ul><li>Manages rapidly changing situations following established protocols, coordinating and accessing appropriate health team</li></ul> members and resources, and documenting events.<ul><li>Participates in process improvement activities with an emphasis on increasing continuity in the nurse to patient relationship,</li></ul> minimizing rework and redundancies; constantly seeks ways to improve processes, increase efficiency, finds solutions to current situations or develops new methods and procedures.<ul><li>Completes mandatory education and training that includes review of age-specific needs, caring behaviors, and interpersonal</li></ul> skills as defined by unit based Plan for Provision of Care.<ul><li>Maintains a safe working environment through compliance with established evidence-based practice policies and procedures</li></ul> and timely reporting of safety variances.<ul><li>Projects pride in their work as exhibited in day-to-day interactions with staff, coworkers, patients and all those they come in</li></ul> contact with.<ul><li>Seeks experiences and formal and independent learning activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and</li></ul> knowledge.<ul><li>Provides supervision, including guidance, counseling and mentoring, to targeted peers and subordinates to enhance the</li></ul> learning experiences and improve the professional practice environment within the designated work setting.<ul><li>Participates in the employee performance process related to peers and subordinate team members; address employee</li></ul> problems, complaints, disputes or requests as the first level of supervision; evaluates their performance post hire.<ul><li>Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: <ul><li>RN Licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing or a Temporary Practice Permit until an RN license is obtained.</li><li>Individuals with Temporary Practice Permits must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role.</li></ul><ul><li>Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. For Magnet designated RN positions, BSN or higher level nursing degree is required for incumbents based upon previously established parameters; or within three (3) years of placement in position for incumbents who started after 07/01/2020.</li><li>A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit where the graduate registered nurse is practicing.</li><li>All Clinical Nurse 1 RN's will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.</li><li>CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider (AHA Heart Saver AMA CPR/BLS certification required within 30 days of hire.</li><li>A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e.not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.</li></ul> PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: <ul><li>As outline in unit based Plan for Provision of Care.</li></ul> COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS Attention/Concentration: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others.<ul><li>The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli. The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli. The attention skills required are generally considered to be automatic passive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception.</li></ul> New Learning and Memory: The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material.<ul><li>The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. Job requirements change frequently. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions is mandatory.</li></ul> Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking: The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought.<ul><li>The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.</li></ul> APTITUDES: . click apply for full job details<img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?URyoMX2cOO7uVzwiouyGhgh" width="0" height="0" />

The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice assumes responsibility and accountability as defined by nursing standards, providing direct patient care across age ranges. The role involves patient assessments, care coordination, and leadership within a team. The nurse integrates knowledge and skills for competent practice, seeks guidance, and aims to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 level by 18 months while participating in continuous quality improvement and education initiatives.

**Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice**

**Location:** Lancaster, PA

**Job Description:**

- Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice.
- Work closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum.
- Provide direct care to patients ranging in age from infancy to the elderly.
- Develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients.
- Comply with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
- Advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice.

**Essential Functions:**

- Incorporate the Lancaster General Health mission, vision, and values into planning patient care.
- Function as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care.
- Perform patient assessments, focusing on physiological, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluate progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapt the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes.
- Analyze assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulate age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care.
- Implement care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinate patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.
- Provide leadership to other team members by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions.
- Demonstrate an understanding of and a commitment to values of privacy, quality, respect, service, and teamwork.

**Secondary Functions:**

- Manage rapidly changing situations following established protocols, coordinating and accessing appropriate health team members and resources, and documenting events.
- Participate in process improvement activities with an emphasis on increasing continuity in the nurse to patient relationship, minimizing rework and redundancies.
- Complete mandatory education and training that includes review of age-specific needs, caring behaviors, and interpersonal skills.
- Maintain a safe working environment through compliance with established evidence-based practice policies and procedures.
- Seek experiences and formal and independent learning activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.

**Requirements:**

- RN Licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing or a Temporary Practice Permit until an RN license is obtained.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- All Clinical Nurse 1 RN's will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.
- CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.
- A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care.

Lancaster General Health Registered Nurse (RN), Main Pre/Post, Part-Time (Day Shift, 24 hours/week)

Summary A 35-bed Trauma (Level I), Spine Surgery and Stroke-overflow unit that serves a diverse patient population and works in direct contact with the Trauma ICU, Emergency Department and the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. We consistently care for high acuity Medical/Surgical patients with tracheotomies, Chest Tubes, and various other complicated devices. This unit is fast-paced and high energy. A great place to begin and continue to build a strong nursing foundation. Job Description LOCATION: Lancaster, PA HOURS: Full time (32 Hours per Week), Night Shift (7:00pm-7:30am), every third weekend, every third holiday SIGN ON BONUS ELIGIBLE (new grads and experienced RNs) POSITION SUMMARY: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new to practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits Penn Medicine's experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork and Technology/Informatics. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:<ul><li>Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care.</li><li>Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit based Plan for Provision of Care.</li><li>Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.</li><li>Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care</li><li>Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.</li><li>Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions.</li><li>Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.</li><li>Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources.</li><li>Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.</li><li>Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate.</li><li>Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.</li></ul> SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: <ul><li>Manages rapidly changing situations following established protocols, coordinating and accessing appropriate health team members and resources, and documenting events.</li><li>Participates in process improvement activities with an emphasis on increasing continuity in the nurse to patient relationship, minimizing rework and redundancies; constantly seeks ways to improve processes, increase efficiency, finds solutions to current situations or develops new methods and procedures.</li><li>Completes mandatory education and training that includes review of age-specific needs, caring behaviors, and interpersonal skills as defined by unit based Plan for Provision of Care.</li><li>Maintains a safe working environment through compliance with established evidence-based practice policies and procedures and timely reporting of safety variances.</li><li>Projects pride in their work as exhibited in day-to-day interactions with staff, coworkers, patients and all those they come in contact with.</li><li>Seeks experiences and formal and independent learning activities to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.</li><li>Provides supervision, including guidance, counseling and mentoring, to targeted peers and subordinates to enhance the learning experiences and improve the professional practice environment within the designated work setting.</li><li>Participates in the employee performance process related to peers and subordinate team members; address employee problems, complaints, disputes or requests as the first level of supervision; evaluates their performance post hire.</li><li>Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: <ul><li>RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing.</li><li>Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher level nursing degree is required.</li><li> New hires who start their employment with a temporary practice permit must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role. </li><li> A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit where the graduate registered nurse is practicing. </li><li>All Clinical Nurse 1 RN's will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.</li><li>CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider (AHA Heart Saver courses for CPR are not accepted) required within 30 days of hire.</li><li>A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program.</li></ul> PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: <ul><li>As outline in unit based Plan for Provision of Care</li></ul> Benefits At A Glance: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH offers the following benefits to employees:<ul><li>100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences</li><li>Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays</li><li>Shift, Weekend and On-Call Differentials</li><li>Health, Dental and Vision Coverage</li><li>Short-Term and Long-Term Disability</li><li>Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching</li><li>Child Care Subsidies</li><li>Onsite Gym and Fitness Classes</li></ul> Disclaimer PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. Search Firm Representatives please read carefully: PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH via-email, the Internet or directly to hiring managers at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH , and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH as a result of the referral or through other means. <img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?wLOT0gE6zAkigqMuVw1cigz" width="0" height="0" />

Join a fast-paced, high-energy trauma and stroke-overflow unit as a Clinical Nurse 1. Provide direct patient care, perform assessments, and implement care plans. Collaborate with a healthcare team, focusing on continuous quality improvement, leadership, and safety. Develop skills to advance professional nursing practice, ensuring patient-centered care across age groups.

**Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice**

**Location:** Lancaster, PA

**Job Description:**

- Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice.
- Provide direct care to patients ranging from infancy to the elderly, demonstrating competencies in Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork, and Technology/Informatics.
- Develop knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients.
- Work closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum.
- Comply with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
- Complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice.

**Essential Functions:**

- Incorporate the Lancaster General Health mission, vision, and values into planning patient care.
- Function as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team.
- Perform patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions.
- Implement care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinate patient care across several disciplines.
- Provide leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care.
- Educate patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.

**Secondary Functions:**

- Manage rapidly changing situations following established protocols.
- Participate in process improvement activities to increase efficiency.
- Complete mandatory education and training.
- Maintain a safe working environment through compliance with established policies and procedures.

**Requirements:**

- RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher level nursing degree is required.
- New hires with a temporary practice permit must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role.
- CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care.

**Benefits:**

- 100% Tuition Assistance at The Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
- Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental and Vision Coverage
- Retirement Savings Account with Company Matching

PENN MEDICINE LANCASTER GENERAL HEALTH is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.

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